Guwahati: A bomb blast occurred near a Durga Puja Pandal in Guwahati on Wednesday in which five injured, including a CRPF man. The bomb concealed under a heap of sand in front of the pandal exploded at Japarigog near the zoo on R G Barua road around 8.30 pm.

The police have thrown a cordon around the area after emptying the pandal. The identity of those who triggered the blast was not immediately known.